Music Box Theatre

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 3, 2019
• address3733-3735 N Southport Ave, Chicago 60613
• cuisineTheatre

Is Music Box Theatre clean?

Music Box Theatre is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 3, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Music Box Theatre?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 3, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACK FLOW PREVENTOR NOT LOCATED ON THE THEATER SIDE, WEST END UTILITY MOP SINK. MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW PREVENTOR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST INSTALL A CEILING THAT IS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE ABOVE THE BASEMENT PREP AREA WHICH INCLUDES THE PRETZEL OVEN, THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE REAR BAR STORAGE ABOVE THE REFRIGERATION. MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE REAR BAR STORAGE ABOVE THE REFRIGERATION. MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE AND REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED SEVERAL OF THE MAIN THEATER FRONT DOUBLE ENTRANCE/EXIT DOORS WITH OPEN 1/2 INCH GAPS ALONG THE BOTTOM THRESHOLDS OF THE DOORS AND IN BETWEEN DOORS. MUST PROVIDE TIGHT FITTING SEALS ON THE FRONT DOORS IN ALL AREAS.

When was Music Box Theatre last inspected?

Music Box Theatre has 4 inspections on record going back to January 13, 2015.

Music Box Theatre vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.

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• ✓ Music Box Theatre
  clean · January 13, 2015
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  clean · July 10, 2015
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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 3, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.